ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The interim implementation manual and synthesis report have been reviewed by technical experts in various disciplines: geotechnical, structural, hydraulic, maintenance, and pavement engineering. The authors recognize the efforts and contributions of many members of the FHWA for this work including Daniel Alzamora, Scott Anderson, Silas Nichols, Larry Arneson, Kornel Kerenyi, Joseph Krolak, Rich Barrows, Brian Collins, and Jorge Pagán.

The authors also recognize the contributions of other technical reviewers on this manual including Jim Collin, Erik Loehr, Paul Macklin, Christopher Meehan, Al Ruckman, Naresh Samtani, and Calvin VanBuskirk.